Vanderbilt Hill
Vanderbilt Hill rises to 1,731 m in Idaho. Straight Peak stands 2,318 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Meadow Point, a peak 2.1 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49086899, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,731 m
How to reach it
- 19.1 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
- 24.3 mi off the St. Regis-Paradise Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Meadow Point: 2.1 mi
- Gospel Hill: 3.8 mi
- Trap Point: 4.5 mi
- Chamberlain Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Birch Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Saint Joe Wild and Scenic River: 13.1 mi
- Timberman Park: 20.3 mi
- Westside Field: 20.3 mi
- Frank James Park: 20.3 mi
- Eva Horning Park: 20.5 mi
- Rambiker Falls: 5.4 mi
- Cedar Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Red Ives Spring: 10.5 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 12.9 mi
- Quartz Flat: 19.3 mi
- Mineral County Museum: 20.6 mi
- John Mullan Statue: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Vanderbilt Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straight Peak | ESE 111° | 2,318 m | 12.2 mi |
| Crater Mountain | E 99° | 2,307 m | 11.1 mi |
| Lost Peak | N 359° | 2,258 m | 12.1 mi |
| Lightning Peak | ENE 79° | 2,246 m | 8.7 mi |
| Graves Peak | NNE 31° | 2,238 m | 5.4 mi |
| Gold Crown Peak | NNE 19° | 2,234 m | 5.7 mi |
| Binocular Peak | N 353° | 2,197 m | 10.8 mi |
| Oregon Peak | N 10° | 2,188 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:13 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:52 | 21:40 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:24 | 16:03 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 32 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Superior, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 392703 — Vanderbilt Hill, Shoshone County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358659490
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